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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET AT 6 P.M.
[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]
ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022, AT [INAUDIBLE] MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 127 STREET TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WE WILL ANNOUNCE THIS TOO AND GO BACK OUT.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS CAN FILL OUT AN OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE WE GET THE MEETING STARTED. CALLING ROLL.
COUNCILMAN ATCHLEY IS NOT PRESENT.
ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE WITH US.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE AN INVOCATION AND FOLLOW WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER LORD, THANKS FOR THIS DAY.
WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS CITY.
GOD, I THANK YOU FOR THE INDIVIDUALS IN THIS ROOM.
GOD AND THE TIME THAT THEY SACRIFICE FROM THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
GOD, I JUST PRAY YOUR PROTECTION OVER, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE BESTOWED ON US IN THE PAST FEW YEARS FOR THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GUIDE US.
[INAUDIBLE] WE'RE GOING TO DO ITEM 2, WHICH IS OUR WORK SESSION IN THE EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM.
[2. Work Session. - Executive Conference Room]
ITEM A IS TO ASSESS THE PROCESS [INAUDIBLE] MUNICIPAL COMPLEX [INAUDIBLE] DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO, MAYOR COUNCIL, THIS ITEM DOESN'T REALLY REQUIRE PRESENTATION.
SO JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE LIBRARY.
SO THE DESIGN TEAM HAS BEGUN OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
THE DESIGN TEAM TOURED THE MAKERSPACE AND HIGH SCHOOL, KIND OF LOOKED AT THEIR TECH AREA AND KIND OF LEARNED WHAT THEY LIKED ABOUT WHAT THEY DID, WHAT THEY WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY NOW THAT THEY HAVE ONE IN PLACE TO TRY TO JUST GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM ON KIND OF HOW THAT WORKS, WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE USING THE MOST, WHAT THEY ARE USING THE LEAST, AND KIND OF JUST TO REALLY GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR STUDENTS ARE UTILIZING SPACES LIKE THAT SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT IN THE LIBRARY.
IT'S WITHIN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.
IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE UNDER BUDGET, AND THEY'LL BE WITH US ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HVAC SYSTEM, THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND THEN EVEN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING AT THE END TO MAKE SURE IT ALL WORKS SO THAT IT ALLOWS US TO CONTROL THAT FACILITY, THIS FACILITY AND THE FIRE STATION ALL TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THINGS IN PLACE CORRECTLY.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KIND OF JUMP DOWN TO TALKING ABOUT LANDSCAPING.
THEN YOU HAVE THE REST OF THIS FUTURE PHASE PLAZA AREA AND YOU ALL HAVE KIND OF ALREADY SEEN SOME OF THE CONCEPTS AND EVERYTHING WITH THAT, BUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ALL TONIGHT ABOUT WAS WHAT THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAZA CONCEPT AND START TO REALLY CARRY THAT FORWARD AS A PROJECT.
SO THE TOTAL DESIGN BUDGET THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT FOR THIS WOULD BE ABOUT JUST UNDER 360,000.
SO WE HAVE NOT SELECTED YET AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER OR CIVIL ENGINEER, BUT THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND PROJECT ADVOCATES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SELECTED TO BE A PART OF THAT TEAM, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION, IT'S REALLY GOING TO DEPEND WHAT THE FINAL DESIGN, WHAT WE DECIDE TO PUT IN THERE, AND THEN IF WE PHASE IT OUT OR NOT, THAT COULD GO ANYWHERE FROM $2 MILLION ON THE LOW END TO 5 MILLION, KIND OF THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, RIGHT? SO BUT JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE.
SO 2 MILLION WOULD BE CONCRETE WALKS THE HARDSCAPE, BASIC LANDSCAPING, SOME BASIC LIGHTING.
YOU HAVE YOUR GRASS, TREES AND BUSHES, KIND OF JUST A BASIC NICE BUT SIMPLE PLAZA.
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YOU GET MORE INTO THAT $5 MILLION RANGE.NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THE BIG CENTER AREA, PUBLIC ART, A WATER FEATURE, POTENTIALLY ENHANCED LANDSCAPING, SPECIALTY, DECORATIVE LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THERE'S A BIG SWATH THERE, AND WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE WOULD DO AS WE GET INTO THE DESIGN IS, IS TO COME TO YOU ALL WITH SOME IDEAS AND COSTS KIND OF AN A LA CARTE AND START TO NARROW THAT DOWN AS TO WHAT EXACTLY THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT COULD BE DONE ALL IN ONE PACKAGE WHERE WE SPEND MORE MONEY AND DO IT ALL TOGETHER.
OR WE COULD GO WITH DESIGN THE WHOLE THING, AND WE BUILD THE BASIC FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS THE HARDSCAPE PUT IN THE GRASS AND THE TREES AND THINGS, KNOWING THAT IN THE FUTURE WE COULD COME BACK AND ADD THOSE OTHER COMPONENTS, AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPTION AS WELL, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOU TO GET SOME FEEDBACK IF YOU'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN SO THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING TO TRY TO GO AHEAD AND GET APPROVAL OF DESIGN AND GET THAT UNDERWAY IF YOU'RE OPEN TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, AND THEN WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT ALSO PRESENTING TO THE EDC IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL FUNDING OPTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE EDC HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN, AND SO WHAT WE WOULD TRY TO DO IS COME TO YOU AND AFTER SPEAKING TO THE EDC AND TRY TO IDENTIFY A BUDGET AND THEN TAKE THE DESIGN AND THE BUDGET TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN WE BUILD FOR THE BUDGET, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE SIMILAR TO LIBRARY BUILD TO A BUDGET, DESIGN TO A BUDGET.
IF WE DO GO ALL OUT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN IF IT'S TIME RIGHT AT THE LIBRARY AND THIS IS FINISHED ALL AT ONCE? YES, AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE'RE COMING TO YOU NOW, IS BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, THAT COULD STILL HAPPEN.
THEY COULD GO AT THE SAME TIME IF YOU WANTED THEM TO.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS ON MY MIND WHEN I HEAR ABOUT THIS AND THE FUTURE PLANNING OF THE PLAZA AND LIBRARY IS THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO [INAUDIBLE] UTILIZED POTENTIALLY FOR SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT DOWNTOWN AREA.
I THINK WE ALSO SHOULD CONTINUE LOOKING FOR THAT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO OUR UTILITY LINES? RESTRUCTURE THE SEWER DOWN THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO [INAUDIBLE] HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
HOW DO WE PUSH THAT INTO MAKING DOWNTOWN MORE OF A SHOVEL READY PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE AS WELL? AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
AS FAR AS THE OVERHEAD UTILITIES, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THAT, AND JUSTIN JUST GOT A QUOTE BACK FROM AT&T TO BURY ALL THE OVERHEAD AND THE POLES THAT ARE AROUND THIS SITE BECAUSE, OF COURSE, STUFF ALREADY TOOK CARE OF AROUND HERE, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THE AT&T STUFF AND THAT ENDED UP BEING THEIR INITIAL THEIR COST ESTIMATE THEY JUST SENT US IN THE LAST WEEK WAS $86,000.
SO THAT'S AN ITEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF COMPILING THAT AND FINALIZING THAT, BUT BRINGING THAT FORWARD TO YOU PROBABLY AT THE NEXT MEETING TO CONSIDER AS WELL. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE PLAN FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOWNTOWN WITH THE COVID MONEY? YES, AND THAT'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO AGAIN, PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS ON THE 22ND BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A MAP NOW. YES, WE HAVE A MAP THAT'S IDENTIFIED WHAT WE THINK IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK, KIND OF THE MOST CRITICAL AREAS.
THE SECOND DEPOSIT CAME IN VERY RECENTLY.
SO WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE THING, ALMOST 4 MILLION.
OUR UTILITY FOLKS AND THE ENGINEER OUT THERE TOGETHER, THEY LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE THING OUT THERE AND THEY'VE KIND OF PUT TOGETHER A MAP OF WHAT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE EVERYTHING KIND OF DEVELOPMENT READY DOWNTOWN.
SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOU AS WELL.
SO WHAT DO YOU NEED NOW? ANYTHING ELSE? THEN JUST THE NEXT ITEM, BUT YEAH, I THINK I'M GOOD.
IF YOU GUYS ARE GOOD WITH IT, I'LL BRING THE DESIGN BACK TO YOU.
YEAH. WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE AWAY.
[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.
TALKED TO MARK ABOUT ALL THIS.
HE HAD A LOT OF IDEAS REGARDING THAT, SO I'M SURE YOU'RE COLLABORATING WITH HIM AS WELL.
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OH, YES, HE'S BEEN INVOLVED.SO THEY'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED.
[INAUDIBLE] DISCUSSED THE PROJECT INITIATION [INAUDIBLE] OF THE CITY OF ANNA 2021 BOND ELECTION IN THE CITY OF ANNA PARKS [INAUDIBLE] RECREATION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THIS ITEM IS, I THINK, ONE THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT, AND IN WORKING WITH JIM, WE WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO TRY TO KICK THIS PROJECT OFF IF YOU ALL ARE READY TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD AND WE REALLY FEEL LIKE THAT STARTS WITH WHAT WE'RE CALLING THIS PROJECT INITIATION.
IN THIS CASE, IF YOU CHOOSE TO, YOU COULD HAVE THE PARK BOARD BE THAT KIND OF TASK FORCE FOR SUCH A PROJECT IF YOU WANT TO, AND THEN HAD A ROBUST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT OR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS TO GET FEEDBACK ON.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND GATHER ALL THAT DATA ON THE FRONT END AND THEN TAKE ALL OF THAT LOOK AT REALISTIC BUDGETS AND COME BACK AND DEVELOP A PROJECT CHARTER THAT'S GOING TO DEFINE EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE IN IT, WHAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE IN IT, WHAT THE BUDGET WOULD BE, AND HAVE YOU ALL THEN, YOU KNOW, AT THE END, AFTER YOU'VE PROVIDED INPUT AND FEEDBACK AND EVERYTHING, BUT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY KIND OF ADOPT THAT PROJECT CHARTER TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO MOVING FORWARD.
STAFF FELT LIKE THAT WAS A GOOD PROCESS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID IT HAVE A ROBUST PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWED COUNCIL TO TO VERY CLEARLY DEFINE WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT AS WELL.
SO WE TALKED TO PROJECT ADVOCATES ABOUT KIND OF DOING THAT SAME PROCESS.
WE WANT TO START WITH THAT FIRST AND THEN GIVE US MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY AND WHERE WE GO FROM THERE, AND WE WOULD BRING THAT TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING AND THEN THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO START THAT PROCESS.
SO I THINK THE MAIN THINGS TONIGHT IS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN US GOING AHEAD AND STARTING THAT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION TONIGHT, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PARK BOARD BE THAT PUBLIC LIAISON KIND OF TASK FORCE FOR THIS, AND THEN IF YOU JUST HAD ANYTHING THAT YOU LIKED OR DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THE PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS WE DID ON THE LIBRARY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT, I'M CERTAINLY ALL EARS, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE DO IT THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
I THINK THAT SET A GOOD PRECEDENCE.
THE COMMUNITY TURNED OUT IN STRENGTH AND IT HAS A REALLY GOOD CADENCE, SO [INAUDIBLE] SUCCESS.
SURE. SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO MANY MEETINGS.
JUST PARK BOARD, MAYBE ONE OUTREACH MEETING KIND OF THING TO STREAMLINE IT.
I FEEL WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON THIS ALREADY, SO IT'S ANYTHING TO STREAMLINE IT TO GET IT GOING.
[INAUDIBLE] THAT'S YOUR OUTREACH.
I MEAN, THE PARK BOARD, WE PUT THEM THERE FOR A REASON.
THEY NEED SOMETHING TO DO. CAN WE DO IT LIKE WE DID THE LIBRARY [INAUDIBLE] P&Z AND THE PARKS AND EVERYTHING, ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES. I JUST THINK THE PARK BOARD NEEDS SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU SAID YOU'VE GOT A FEW STUDIES DONE ALREADY? YEAH, WE JUST DID A COMMUNITY SURVEY RECENTLY AS WELL, BUT WE HAVE TEN YEARS OF VARIOUS SPOT CHECKING [INAUDIBLE] I MEAN, WE HAVE THE PARKS AND TRAILS MASTER PLAN THAT HAS IDENTIFIED A LOT OF STUFF AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FOLKS IN THERE.
NO. YES. BASED UPON FUNDING AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IN YOUR COURT, THE FINAL BITE AT THE APPLE IS YOURS . YEAH. WE WOULD COME TO YOU WITH A DRAFT CHARTER AND GET FEEDBACK BEFORE WE WOULD FINALIZE THAT BASED ON INPUT THAT YOU HAVE, AND OBVIOUSLY WE GIVE YOU UPDATES
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ALONG THE WAY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE LEVEL OF OVERSIGHT YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE.SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PRETTY CURRENT IF WE WANT TO DO A QUICK SURVEY, HAVE OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR DO A SURVEY, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE'RE MISSING, IT WOULDN'T TAKE [INAUDIBLE] INVITE EVERYBODY TO THE PARKS BOARD LIKE THEY DID WITH THE SPLASH PAD, AND MOVE ON.
SO WHAT ONE THING THAT WE HAVE DONE ALREADY STAFF HAS IS WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A FEW LOCAL RELATIVELY NEW FACILITIES THAT ARE KIND OF WITHIN THE GENERAL SCOPE THAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND TOURING.
SO THAT GROUP, THAT KIND OF OUTREACH LIAISON GROUP WOULD TOUR, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY IF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO GO LOOK TO THERE'S ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH IN SACHSE, THE MIKE FELIX COMMUNITY CENTER, I THINK IS IT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE BECAUSE IT'S I THINK IT ACCOMPLISHES A LOT OF THE GOALS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE MASTER PLAN.
BUT THEN THERE'S ONE IN RICHARDSON.
THERE'S SEVERAL THAT WE'VE KIND OF BEEN LOOKING AT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GO AND WE COULD EVEN SET UP MAYBE SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE THERE OR TO OFFER FEEDBACK.
MIGHT I SUGGEST MAYBE, MAYBE IT ANSWERS ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.
I KNOW, YOU'RE SUGGESTING TO ADD MORE PEOPLE.
WHAT IF YOU PICK THREE OF YOU TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS AS WELL? [INAUDIBLE] YEAH, SURE.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE PARKS BOARD.
THIS WAY IT'S NOT OUT OF CONTROL.
YOU'LL HAVE EYES ON IT. YOU CAN ALL GO.
I MEAN, IF WE'RE DOING A TOUR, EVERYBODY CAN GO, BUT AS FAR AS COMMITTEE.
THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE A LOT SIMPLER TOO [INAUDIBLE] COMMUNITY CENTER.
I MEAN, THERE ARE OTHER ELEMENTS BESIDES A BASKETBALL COURT OR RACQUETBALL.
OR YOU CAN HAVE COMMUNITY SPACES IN THERE AS WELL.
HERE'S THE THING, WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS TURN AROUND.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND, WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO BUILD SOMETHING.
I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO DO IT, FIRST OF ALL, WE GOT VOTER APPROVAL [INAUDIBLE] THE CITIZENS ARE REQUESTING A COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT THEY'RE NOT SAYING THAT THEY ISSUED A BOND PROPOSITION SAYING, I NEED YOU TO BUILD IT IN SIX MONTHS AND JUST BUILD A BOX WITH A COUPLE BASKETBALL HOOPS, BUT YOU GET WHAT I'M SAYING, BUT I DO THINK THE REQUIREMENT IS WE ALL NEED TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, WHEN HE MAKES A SUGGESTION THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF REC CENTERS WE SHOULD GO LOOK AT, THAT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR EVERY ONE OF US.
WE CAN SEND EVERYBODY, BOTH BOARDS, YOU GUYS, AND PARKS AND REC, LOAD THEM UP IN THE BUS, TAKE A RIDE ONE AFTERNOON ON A SATURDAY OR SOMETHING.
WHATEVER IS GOOD. WE'LL SET A DATE, SO I'LL COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING THEN WITH THE ITEM FOR PROJECT ADVOCATES, AND THEN SHOULD I HAVE AN ITEM ALSO TO SELECT THE LIAISON GROUP AND KIND OF SOLIDIFY THAT? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SOUNDS GOOD.
THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO A CLOSED SESSION.
[8. Closed Session (Exceptions).]
I THINK ONE ITEM [INAUDIBLE] I'VE GOT TO CALL IT FIRST [INAUDIBLE].SO ENTER A CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 CITY COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] CLOSED SESSION DISCUSS ANY ITEMS [INAUDIBLE] THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.
LEGAL COUNCIL REGARDING [INAUDIBLE] LITIGATION.
TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.071 [INAUDIBLE] BE DISCUSSED [INAUDIBLE] REAL PROPERTY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.072 [INAUDIBLE] CHAPTER 551.072 [INAUDIBLE] DELIBERATE ECONOMIC NEGOTIATIONS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.087 [INAUDIBLE] PERSONNEL MATTERS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074 [INAUDIBLE] SECOND.
WE'LL NOW GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:23.
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ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE ARE ENTERING OPEN SESSION AT 7:49 P.M..WELCOME TO EVERYONE WHO IS WITH US THIS EVENING.
I DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT SHEETS? LET'S CALL ANYONE FROM OUR NEIGHBORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING.
[5. Reports.]
I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS THIS EVENING UNDER PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.THAT IS GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH.
HERE AT THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX.
AND WE [INAUDIBLE] LEARNED FROM A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, RUSSELL [INAUDIBLE] ON PERFORMANCE FACTION.
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT, THE COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE DIVISION IS GIVING AWAY YARD SIGNS TO OUR LOCAL VETERANS TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SERVICE. THESE SIGNS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AND THEY CAN BE PICKED UP HERE AT THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX UNTIL NOVEMBER 10TH.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO IS A VETERAN WHO WOULD LIKE SOME, PLEASE SEND THEM OUR WAY.
ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY.
TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES WILL CONTINUE ON THEIR REGULAR SCHEDULE FOR THIS HOLIDAY, AND SAVE YOUR SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.
THE FIREWORKS ARE GOING TO BE HERE AGAIN FOR THAT, AND IT WAS A GREAT SHOW.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING EVERYBODY ON DECEMBER 3RD.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCILMAN CARVER, I BELIEVE YOU HAD SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD.
WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND.
IF YOU ARE VETERAN OR YOU HAVE A VETERAN IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD OR NEIGHBOR OR WHATEVER AND WANT TO BE IN THE PARADE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHAMBER OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.
THE EVERYBODY WILL BE LINING UP AROUND 11:00, AND SO WE WOULDN'T WANT ANY OF OUR VETERANS NOT REPRESENTED, AND FOR EVERYONE THAT HAS SERVED, WE'RE ALL VERY GRATEFUL FOR PUTTING IT ON THE LINE, WHETHER IT'S CURRENT OR PAST.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.
COUNCIL DID REQUEST AT OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE'D GET AN UPDATE FROM LEE LEWIS ON THE JUST THE FINALIZING OF THE PROJECT AND SOME OF THOSE PUNCH LIST ITEMS, AND I KNOW MR. ANTHONY LEWIS IS HERE WITH US.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
COUNCIL, HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR NEW DAIS; IT LOOKS GOOD.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET TAKEN CARE OF.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE. I STILL DON'T LIKE THE COLOR.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN AND JUST BLEND THE COLOR TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A PANEL MISSING I'M SEEING RIGHT HERE.
MR. SCOTT, ARCHITECT POINTED OUT THE LIGHTS NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.
JUST QUITE A BIT OF MINOR PUNCH LIST, AND I THINK WE'RE GETTING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE ON THIS ONE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS S TANDING BY US AND HAVING THE PATIENCE WITH US.
IT'S BEEN A REAL TRYING COUPLE OF YEARS WITH EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY CONSTRUCTION.
COUNCIL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
I RAN INTO MR. LEWIS THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION JUST ABOUT.
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SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE'VE BEEN THROUGH COLLECTIVELY, AND BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I SHARED WITH HIM THAT ONE THING I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH IS THAT LEE LEWIS HAS MADE EVERYTHING RIGHT WHEN THERE WAS A MISHAP OR WE HAD A SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE, DEFINITELY WITH SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON.IT'S A CHALLENGE IN THE CONSTRUCTION WORLD, BUT I SHARED WITH MR. LEWIS FROM MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT THEY'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF IMPROVING STUFF.
I KNOW THEY'RE CONTINUING ON WITH A COUPLE OF PUNCH LIST ITEMS, BUT COUNCIL, I WOULD SAY WE'RE PROBABLY APPROACHING THE PHASE WHERE THE CITY STAFF WORKS WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND WE GET GET THIS ALL WRAPPED AND CLOSED OUT.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEWIS? OKAY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ITEM B JUST FOR A MINUTE.
I WANT TO MOVE TO ITEM C, WHICH IS RECOGNITION OF SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.
WE NOTICED PROPERTY OF THE MONTH [INAUDIBLE].
WE SELECTED THE FIRST ANNA CHURCH.
WE HAD SEEN ALL THE PROGRESS AND IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.
SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MAKING ANNA A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE PASTOR DAVID LEBLANC REPRESENTING HIS CHURCH, AND HE'S GOING TO COME UP HERE AND WE HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
THANKS. ALL RIGHT, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE ARE RECOGNIZING DARRYL JONES AND HIS FAMILY THIS NORTH POINT CROSSING HOME.
USHERS IN THE FILLING OF FALL WITH FESTIVE DECORATIONS.
FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, WE ARE RECOGNIZING CAMILLE BROWN.
THESE FLOWERS BRING JOY AND COLOR TO THE COMMUNITY.
CONGRATULATIONS AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS YOURS AS WELL.
THIS IS OUR BEAUTIFICATION DAY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND WE'VE TITLED THIS PROJECT THE I LOVE ANNA PROJECT, AND WE'RE HOPING TO CONTINUE THESE IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS THE YEAR GOES ALONG, BUT DURING THE SATURDAY MORNING, FROM 8 A.M.
TO 12 P.M., WE WILL BE PROVIDING A DUMPSTER AT SHIRLEY HERITAGE PARK FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO DROP OFF BULK ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPING US WITH THAT DAY TO HELP A NEIGHBOR THAT NEEDED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP CLEANING UP HER HOME, AND THEN STAFF WILL BE ON SITE WITH T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, GIVEAWAY ITEMS, AND SO WE'RE KIND OF MAKING IT A FUN EVENT TO CLEAN UP THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO ITEM B.
WE HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS WITH US THIS EVENING THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE FOR THEIR GRADUATION FROM OUR OUR NEIGHBORS ACADEMY, AND WE HAVE MS. [INAUDIBLE] WITH US.
SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND NEIGHBORS.
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ALTHOUGH JUST BEGINNING AGAIN, WE HAVE A VISION FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE A CORNERSTONE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HERE AND TO BE A SPRINGBOARD FOR MANY OF OUR FUTURE LEADERS, AND I'M THRILLED TO SAY WE ARE OFF TO A GREAT START FROM OUR 15 PARTICIPANTS.I KNOW THEY WILL DO GREAT AND EXCITING THINGS.
SO THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON NEIGHBOR ACADEMY, OUR 18 PARTICIPANTS SPENT TEN WEEKS TUNING IN TO LEARN ABOUT THE CITY BUDGET, ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR PARKS AND REC, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ALL THINGS PUBLIC WORKS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CITY PLANNING, EVEN HR, IT, FINANCE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND SO MUCH MORE.
WE TALKED ABOUT ANNA'S IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE FUTURE GROWTH.
WE HAD A MOCK PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE OUR PARTICIPANTS SERVED BOTH AS COMMISSIONERS, AS DEVELOPER, AS CONSULTANTS, AND AS AS AUDIENCE MEMBERS TO GIVE GOOD FEEDBACK ON OUR MOCK PROJECT.
WE WENT ON A TOUR OF SOME OF OUR CURRENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR COMMUNITY PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE AN ART CONTEST WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.
SO IF I COULD, MAYOR, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO HAND OUT THE.
OKAY. THE FIRST, I HAVE GORDON [INAUDIBLE].
TIM COX. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLAPPING.
NEXT, WE HAVE LINDSEY [INAUDIBLE] VICARY , AND THEN WE HAVE CHAD FISHER, AND THEN WE HAVE TONYA [INAUDIBLE]. I DON'T KNOW IF I SAW TONYA.
KEVIN JOHNSON, IS THERE A KEVIN JOHNSON? THERESA KING-BELL? NOPE, NOT YET.
CHARLES TAY. I DON'T THINK CHARLES IS HERE.
HE'S VISITING HIS GRANDCHILDREN, AND THEN JULES WILLIAM.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, PAUL WILLIAMSON.
SO IF WE COULD GET JUST A GREAT GROUP PICTURE.
I KNOW YOU ALL LOOK BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT.
I'M NOT SURE HOW TO GET IT WITHOUT THE DAIS IN THE WAY.
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I DON'T WANT TO BE ON KELLY'S SIDE.CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO GIVE KIMBERLY A HAND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] ONE LAST THING I WANTED TO SAY REAL QUICK.
THEY VOTED, AND THEIR FAVORITE NIGHT WAS ANNA 101.
SO IT HAD JIM [INAUDIBLE] AND TERRY [INAUDIBLE].
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL TO OUR PARTICIPANTS, TO THE STAFF WHO REALLY HELPED PUT THIS TOGETHER AND AS WELL TO JIM AND TERRY FOR REALLY BRINGING THE ZEST TO THE PRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUCNIL, ANY OTHER ITEMS UNDER REPORTS? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS CONSENT ITEMS.
[6. Consent Items.]
THESE ITEMS CONSIST OF NON-CONTROVERSIAL OR HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS REQUIRED BY LAW COUNCIL, ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FROM CONSENT.IF NOT, DO I HAVE A MOTION ON CONSENT ITEMS. I MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM A THROUGH S.
SECOND. MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO SEVEN, WHICH IS ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
[7. Items For Individual Consideration.]
A IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A METERING STATION ON ONE LOT ON .06 PLUS OR MINUS ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FUTURE ROSEMONT PARKWAY, 990 FEET PLUS OR MINUS WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 368 MR. ALTOBELLI AND IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:08.
THANK YOU. MAYOR ROSS ALTOBELLI DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN WHICH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS IDENTIFIED FOR IS HATCHED IN HERE.
SO A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS A TYPE OF PERMIT IN WHICH BOTH THE P AND Z AND COUNCIL SHALL EVALUATE AS A PROBABLE EFFECT ON ADJACENT PROPERTY AND THE COMMUNITY WELFARE. IT MAY BE APPROVED OR DENIED BASED UPON FINDINGS OF THE APPROPRIATENESS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROPOSED USE.
THE IMMEDIATE ACCESS FROM FUTURE ROSAMOND PARKWAY, THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING GAS LINE, AS WELL AS THE NEW RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS, WERE FACTORS IN THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT IN PROPOSING THIS LOCATION.
ALSO THE IMPACT OF THE NOISE AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED LAND USE SHOULD BE BETTER SITUATED IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I KNOW THAT THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE AND HE HAS A FEW SLIDES IF THE COMMISSION SO CHOOSES TO HEAR.
ALL RIGHT, AND I NEED A CORRECTION ON THAT.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT 7:08 P.M..
MY TABLET CLOCK HAS NOT UPDATED.
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I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MICROSOFT OR APPLE ABOUT THAT.COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? I MEAN, THIS IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ITEM.
I'M HAVING A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING.
LAST EVENING. WHAT WHAT HAPPENED? IN ORDER FOR A METERING STATION TO GET COMPLETELY DENIED OVER AN EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
SO I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED AS TO WHAT WHAT TOOK PLACE IN ORDER FOR THAT TO GO SOUTH.
IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY STANDARD ITEM FOR ME.
COUNCIL, ANY THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS? I KIND OF UNDERSTAND.
I'M THE SAME WAY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE ABOUT IT.
THERE'S CLEARLY SOME CONTENTION, SO THAT CONTENTION OBVIOUSLY ISN'T HERE TONIGHT, BUT YEAH, IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE HABIT. THERE'S A COUPLE ITEMS ON HERE THAT WERE ON THE MEETING LAST NIGHT THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ABSORB.
SO I DON'T, YOU KNOW, YEAH, I GET IT.
THE ITEM WAS TABLED INITIALLY BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
THE ITEM WAS THEN THEREFORE ADVERTISED.
IT WAS CONTINUED BY YOU ALL TO THIS MEETING.
SO IT WAS CHOSEN FOR THIS NIGHT.
SO THEN YOU GO, I MEAN, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT MAKES SENSE. WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH THESE STATIONS, THEY'RE VERY QUIET. THEY DON'T HAVE A SMELL.
YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN ANNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DON'T HAVE GAS.
AND ESPECIALLY WHENEVER THE POWER GOES OFF AND YOU CAN'T AND TOOK A HOT MEAL, AND SO I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS OTHER THAN JUST MAKING SURE THAT ATMOS HIDES IT OR MAKES IT BEAUTIFUL OR WHATEVER FOR THOSE THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA.
LET ME ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION.
SO WE TURN AROUND AND DENY THIS.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? LAST CALL. I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:13 P.M..
DID YOU SAY EIGHT? YEAH, I KEEP SAYING EIGHT.
I'M SORRY. I'M USED TO BEING HERE [INAUDIBLE].
COUNCIL, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM A.
MOTION MADE BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
SO THE SITE PLAN IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY'S ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THIS DISTRICT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? MOVE WE APPROVE.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.
ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. ITEM C IS CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PARKS OF HURRICANE CREEK.
[INAUDIBLE]. ALL RIGHT, SO THE NEXT FIVE ITEMS ARE ALL TOGETHER.
IT'S FOR THE PARKS AT HURRICANE CREEK, 78 ACRES.
THIS FIRST ITEM SEVEN C IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR BUILDING MATERIALS.
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AS YOU ARE AWARE, THE STATE HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR CITIES TO ENFORCE BUILDING MATERIAL STANDARDS WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.THE PROPOSED MATERIALS FOR THE TOWNHOME PORTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE 25% MASONRY ON THE FIRST FLOOR FRONT ELEVATION 15% ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND THEN 10% ON THE REMAINING, AND THEN FOR NON RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, THEY'RE MEETING THE STANDARDS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY.
APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN NO WAY PUTS CITY COUNCIL IN OBLIGATION TO APPROVE THE ZONING.
THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM C? MOVE WE APPROVE. SECOND.
MOTION BY MAYOR PRO-TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY ALL IN FAVOR.
MOTION PASSES. ITEM D IS CONSIDERED DISCUSS ACT ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT REGARDING SERVICES, INCLUDING A PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES REGARDING 78 PLUS ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 455 WEST OF STNADRIDGE BOULEVARD.
THE SERVICES AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW FOR ANNEXATIONS.
IT DOES NOT PUT AN OBLIGATION ON CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE ANNEXATION OR A REZONING REQUEST.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7D.
SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER.
ITEM E IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER.
DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ANNEXATION OF 78 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 455 3830 FEET WEST OF STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:17 P.M..
THIS ITEM IS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES IN FOR THE ANNEXATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC? ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEM E? IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:17 P.M..
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE] OKAY.
GOT A MOTION ON ITEM E BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND BY COUNCILMAN USSERY.
DISCUSS ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ZONING ON 78 ACRES LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 455 JUST WEST OF STANDRIDGE BOULEVARD, TO A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT S.F.
SO FOR THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO HAVE A MIX--THE PREDOMINANT USE IS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED PRODUCT, WHICH MEANS THEY WOULD BE ON INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED LOTS, WHICH WE HAVE TWO DEFINITIONS BETWEEN A TOWNHOME AND A SF ATTACHED, AND THEN IN THE FRONT ALONG WEST WHITE STREET, THEY WOULD RESERVE THE PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
SIDE YARD SETBACK, HEIGHT AND PARKING.
AS WELL AS REMOVING THE SCREENING WALL REQUIREMENT BETWEEN THE COMMERCIAL LOT AND THE TOWNHOMES, ONLY BECAUSE WHERE THEY'RE PLACING THE COMMERCIAL LOT WOULD BE A TRAIL SYSTEM RATHER THAN HAVING HOMES ADJACENT TO IT.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS PROPERTY AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND CLUSTER RESIDENTIAL.
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THE REASON THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY IS IDENTIFIED AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE IS BECAUSE IT IS MAJORITY FLOODPLAIN.THEY WOULD HAVE TO [INAUDIBLE] A LOT OF LAND IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS PROJECT.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 TO 1 ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS TO ALLOW FOR A MODIFIED TOWNHOME DISTRICT AREA IN MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS. PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE TRAILS MODIFIED RIGHT OF WAY SECTION MODIFIED SCREENING REQUIREMENTS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
MY PRESENTATION. I DID RECEIVE TWO RESPONSES ONE NEUTRAL, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY. THANK YOU, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS OPEN AT 7:20 P.M..
ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE ZONING ON 78 ACRES.
LAST CALL. CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:20 P.M.
COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM F? IF THERE'RE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. ITEM G IS CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE PARKS AT HURRICANE CREEK CONCEPT PLAN.
THE CONCEPT PLAN IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING APPROVED IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE WE APPROVE.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO-TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CAIN.
CONSIDER DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANNA SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS SERVING PROPERTIES ALONG THE ADJACENT OF STATE HIGHWAY FIVE AND FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO GET SOME INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS GOING TO BE NEEDED WHEN WE DO OUR STATE HIGHWAY FIVE UTILITY RELOCATIONS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE COMING VERY SOON, BUT IT'S BETTER FOR THE CITY TO GO AHEAD AND GET THOSE DONE IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH A DEVELOPER.
THEY'VE AGREED TO DO THOSE, AND SO WE PUT TOGETHER THIS AGREEMENT FOR YOU TO APPROVE TONIGHT, WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL SAVE US TIME AND MONEY IN GETTING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM H? [INAUDIBLE] INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE OUT OF 7H.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, COUNCILMAN USSERY WITH THE SECOND.
MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM I, CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT FOR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THREE NATIONS BREWING. SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME BEER AROUND HERE.
ABSOLUTELY. WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL.
GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. JOEY GRISHAM, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
JUST A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF THIS PROJECT.
SO IF YOU RECALL COUNCIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH THE FORMER.
NOW FORMER POLICE AND FINANCE BUILDING, AND WE ACTUALLY BEGUN BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH A LOCAL BREWER TO TAKE OVER THE FACILITY, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THINGS KIND OF DIDN'T WORK OUT WITH THAT ONE.
SO WE IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT AND STARTED TRYING TO FIND THE BEST BREWERY THAT FIT THE CITY OF ANNA, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE FOUND THREE NATIONS BREWING COMPANY, AND I KNOW THEY'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT WHEN I GET DONE, WOULD LIKE TO BRING THEM UP, BUT THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US BECAUSE IT REALLY HELPS REALLY ENERGIZE AND RE-ENERGIZE THE DOWNTOWN AREA, [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF COUNCIL'S REALLY KIND OF PRIORITY ITEMS DATING BACK TO 2018.
WHEN I STARTED, SOME OF YOU WEREN'T ON THE COUNCIL, BUT THERE WAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT LISTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A PRIORITY, AND UNDERNEATH THAT AT THE TOP WAS DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT.
I THINK YOU CLASSIFIED IT TO HAVE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN DISTRICT, AND TO DO THAT YOU NEED DEVELOPMENTS LIKE A THREE NATIONS BREWING WHO WENT INTO THE CITY OF CARROLLTON AND REALLY HELPED BRING A NEW ENERGY TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
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I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM JOHN [INAUDIBLE], WHO WAS ONE OF THE MANAGING PARTNERS WITH THREE NATIONS, AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU, MAYOR, WAS TALKING ABOUT, HEY, IT'S BEER, BUT JOHN REALLY SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, JOEY, THIS CONCEPT IS REALLY ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE.YOU KNOW, BEER IS GREAT, BUT WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO IS IT'S THANK YOU, JIM.
THROW ME OFF THERE, BUT WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO, IT'S A GATHERING SPOT TO BRING PEOPLE OUT.
JIM AND I WERE ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, WHICH BROUGHT IN BANKHEAD BREWING COMPANY.
SO AGAIN, AMERICANS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER.
HONESTLY, BEER IS A HISTORICAL THING FOR THE UNITED STATES, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A UNIQUE SPOT.
SO ONE PART OF IT IS A LEASE AGREEMENT.
IT'S A FIVE YEAR LEASE WITH A FIVE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION.
SO WE'VE GOT TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
THE SECOND PIECE IS AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT.
WHAT THAT INCLUDES IS IT'S A $400,000 GRANT.
SO THEY WOULD RECEIVE THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIVING A BUILDING PERMIT AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL $250,000 WOULD COME WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING NEEDS QUITE A BIT OF WORK.
SO WE WERE FORTUNATE TO FIND A GROUP AGAIN, THREE NATIONS, THAT WANTS TO COME IN.
THIS IS WHAT THEY DID IN CARROLLTON.
THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP.
ALSO, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WALL MURALS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY FOR DOWNTOWN'S MURALS.
GOT THEM THE SHIRLEY BUILDING, THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW ALSO.
SO ALL THAT TO SAY IF THIS APPROVED TONIGHT, THEY'LL GET STARTED PRETTY QUICKLY.
HOPE TO BE OPEN PROBABLY LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, SOMETIME BETWEEN MAY AND MAYBE JUNE.
REALLY KICKING IT OFF RIGHT AS WE GET INTO SUMMER, AND AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BRING, I THINK, SOME LIVELIHOOD, AND AGAIN, WE REALLY BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO HELP ATTRACT OTHER VENUES TO THE MARKET.
I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW STRONG THE MUSIC VENUE WOULD BE.
BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT THEY'RE PRETTY GOOD IN THAT AREA.
YES. SO THEY DON'T IF THEY WOULD TALK, THEY WILL BE BRINGING IN SOME SOME FOLKS.
I THINK THEY DO THAT OVER IN CARROLLTON.
SO Y'ALL WANT TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC? YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO? WE'LL LET THEM SPEAK.
YEAH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY NAME IS GRANT [INAUDIBLE].
I'M ONE OF THE MANAGING PARTNERS OF THREE NATION BREWING.
WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO BRING WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE IN CARROLLTON TO DOWNTOWN ANNA, AND WE'RE EXCITED. IT DOES INCLUDE LIVE MUSIC.
IT INCLUDES COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS TRIVIA AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER OFFERINGS, BUT IT REALLY IS WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER.
IT'S A CASE OF COMMUNITY OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
THERE WAS A STAT IN OUR POS SYSTEM EARLY ON IN CARROLLTON THAT BROUGHT 5000 NEW VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN CARROLLTON IN A MONTH, WHICH IS REALLY FANTASTIC AND IT'S PRODUCED A REALLY INCREDIBLE ATMOSPHERE AND WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THAT IN ANNA.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR US, WE'RE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM.
EXCELLENT. NOT REALLY ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THIS IS A GAME CHANGER.
COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, I'M JUST READY TO GET IT STARTED.
I MEAN, EVEN IF YOU DON'T DRINK, I FOLLOW YOU GUYS.
IT'S A PLACE WHERE IF ONE SPOUSE DRINKS AND THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T, IT'S STILL FUN AND ENTERTAINING, LIKE THE TRIVIA NIGHTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED MYSELF.
SO I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 7I.
SECOND. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN, SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM.
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MOTION PASSES. ITEM J IS CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON ADOPTING RESOLUTION.THE CITY OF ANNA DETERMINING THE COST OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FINANCED WITH AN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO OF THE HURRICANE CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT APPROVED IN PRELIMINARY, AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, INCLUDING PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO ASSESSMENT ROLL CALLING A REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICING AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 13TH, 2022 TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO OF THE HURRICANE CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DIRECTING THE FILING--BOY, THIS IS A PARAGRAPH--OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
MR. GRISHAM, I HAVE A FEELING THE CITY ATTORNEY [INAUDIBLE].
MAYOR I'VE FORGOT TO TELL YOU, YOU HAVE TO READ THIS FIVE TIMES STRAIGHT TO GET IT THROUGH [CHUCKLING], BUT SO THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE RELATED TO THE HURRICANE CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO, AS THE MAYOR JUST STATED, IT IS SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 13TH, 2022, FOR THE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVEMENT AREA TWO.
IT ALSO INCLUDES THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, AND IN CASE YOU DO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I KNOW JIM SABONIS IS HERE AND KIRK MCDANIEL WITH P3 WORKS WHO'S OUR DEBT ADMINISTRATOR.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM J? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CARVER, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO-TEM.
ITEM K IS CONSIDER AND DISCUSS ACTION ON A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY LIMITED OFFERING MEMORANDUM FOR THE SALE OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BONDS FOR THE HURRICANE CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
MR. GRISHAM. YES, THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING WE NEED TO IN A CLOSED SESSION ALREADY THIS EVENING.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER ITEMS? I'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:32 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.